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Re: Are there any spinners here?

Perhaps we need a picture....this is the first serious skein I spun. I also washed, picked, carded, dyed and plyed the wool back on to itself. I made a warm neck roll. Didn't need it this winter, though!

Re: Are there any spinners here?

Wow, I love how you dyed that wool. It's beautiful. I am only a "casual" knitter but I appreciate the work that goes into crafting beautiful yarn. It is a skill that I have in the back of my mind to learn some day.

Re: Are there any spinners here?

I am a spinner but unfortunately don't have a lot of time to do it. I have spun mohair mainly from my angora goats but have used alpaca as well. I don't have any of the finished hanks. I haven't spun in awhile, but it is definitely on my list of things to do this year!

Re: Are there any spinners here?

I would love to learn to spin. I drive my Mom out to an Alpaca farm where the lady transforms the fibers into beautiful yarns. This lady teaches spinning classes as well. She sells the most wonderful yarns that make beautiful items.

I am so impressed with anyone that can take a simple fiber and make it into articles that we can wear.

"I never learned from a man who agreed with me".~~Robert A. Heinlein.“Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.” - John WoodenMay every word that we speak, and every word that we type, be words that lift up and never words that tear down

Re: Are there any spinners here?

I remember from a dog grooming forum one of the groomers took the blown coat from long haired dogs and spun it into yarn. Cut hair doesn't work, it looked nice but I always wondered if whatever it was made into would smell like wet dog when rained on. By the way I'm actually seeing some pictures today.

Re: Are there any spinners here?

100milegal wrote:

I remember from a dog grooming forum one of the groomers took the blown coat from long haired dogs and spun it into yarn. Cut hair doesn't work, it looked nice but I always wondered if whatever it was made into would smell like wet dog when rained on. By the way I'm actually seeing some pictures today.

My first wool was dog fur, I didn't have a spinner I had converted hand made wood gizmo on end of my sewing machine that spun .. I only had one ply wool( stop laughing lol) but I managed to make half my vest before giving up. brushing him. lol not giving me his hair when I wanted to knit wasn't very nice of him lol. it was easier to spin in natural unwashed state then after spinning making my balls of wool I would wash in sunlight dish detergent, then dyed it then dried and balled it up to use.. once washed in the sunlight dish detergent getting it wet again it did not smell like dogs at all just nice wool. I was looking for a picture of me and my half knit dog vest but can't find it right now. I had obtained wool from a friend and had more trouble spinning that then I did my dog's fur. lol

Farm closed down, no animals left but I still love farm life and will miss it!